A new eerie urban exploring video reveals the abandoned beauty inside Glaisnock Mansion House situated just one mile south of Cumnock.

The video was uploaded to YouTube in early February by “Robs Urban Exploring” and provides a video tour of the once opulent home built and designed by military soldier, James Ingram, from Kilmarnock back in 1833.

Glaisnock Mansion was purchased by the County Council in 1949. It was later opened as a junior secondary school specialising in the practice of agriculture and rural education. During this time, the mansion was home to many boarding pupils from across the country alongside pupils who attended regularly for day classes. It eventually closed its doors as a school in June 1973.

However, the future looked bright for the house, in 2014 Glaisnock was bought by Xu Yaang. The house was expected to turn into an impressive Chinese language centre for Chinese students and entrepreneurs to learn English amongst European culture. However, plans for this contemporary renovation were put on hold after Xu Yaang sadly passed away in 2015 as a result of a brain tumour. The house has remained unoccupied ever since his passing.

The urban tour reveals the true disrepair of the house, focusing on the grand hallway now filled with rubble and puddles. Amongst the rubble, sizeable fireplaces are shown in many of the rooms – most of them with the original Victorian tiling still in place. Unfortunately, most of the remaining historical furniture and walls are now spoiled with satanic graffiti and reckless vandalism.

The video also shows the impressive grand staircase, which would have once been a focal point of the house, looking unsteady and damaged. With the surrounding walls crumbling across most of the landings, the staircase is likely to cave completely if the property is left deserted for any longer. The large gaps and dents within the original ceiling structure have exposed the house to the natural elements, causing clusters of mould and damaged windows throughout the property.

Worth an estimated £418,000, this remarkable Victorian house has given rise to many public complaints over the years. In 2016, East Ayrshire Council revealed that they had received complaints about the condition of the property from members of the public. After failed attempts to contact the owner’s remaining family members, the house remains under close supervision from East Ayrshire Council.

Glaisnock Mansion, although steeped in history, is a dangerous building with lots of health and safety risks that requires serious regeneration to ever be functional as an establishment again. Although the house has no current ownership and has been left to decay, readers are reminded that trespassing is illegal and entering the property poses a serious risk of injury.